Dia Calhoun
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Phoenix Dance battles an illness of her mind and emotions, realizes her dream of becoming shoemaker to the Royal Household, and attempts to discover what magic compels the twelve princesses of Windward to wear out their shoes each night. Based on the the fairy tale "The twelve dancing princesses."
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Eva writes beautiful poems on the farm in Washington State that her family has owned for generations, but when money runs out and then her baby brother gets sick, the family faces foreclosure and the way of life she loves is threatened.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After his parents' death, his own near-drowning, and months in foster care, twelve-year-old Eckhart Lyon moves to his Uncle Al's orchard on trial but yearns for a real home, and with new friend Eva's help he sets out on a quest to atone and prove himselfworthy like his hero, Sir Gawain.